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whose
[ hooz ]
pronoun
- (the possessive case of who used as an adjective):
Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is this one?
- (the possessive case of which used as an adjective):
a word whose meaning escapes me; an animal whose fur changes color.
- the one or ones belonging to what person or persons:
Whose painting won the third prize?
whose
/ ː /
determiner
- of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions
I told him whose fault it was
whose car is this?
- ( as pronoun )
whose is that?
- of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun
a house whose windows are broken
Usage Note
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of whose1
Example Sentences
The organization’s most recent civility index, released in March, found that workers at companies that brought their employees back to the office reported 62% more incivility in the workplace, versus those whose companies didn’t return to the office.
"If it's the huge election like the general election, you hear so much coverage of it, you know how important it is, but I think as it gets distilled down, people are less and less aware of why it's important and whose running."
The daughter of the Conservative MP David Amess whose father was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery called for Kneecap to apologise.
The singer, whose hits include Roar, Firework and I Kissed A Girl, has just started a world tour, which will run until December and visit the US, Canada, South America, Canada, Europe and the United Arab Emirates.
Slater, whose firm represents about 3,500 victims in the settlement, said former L.A.
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